>> if you picture my client on left here. >> this attorney scott sugarman pointed out in the video his client was wearing a black jacket into the henry hotel in early december. officers later raided a room where the man and several others gathered they found drugs in the pocket of a light colored jacket draped on a chair claiming it belonged to sugarman's client. >> the officer says that the man is wearing a white and tan jacket. and in fact he's wearing a black jacket. they made a false accusation. >> the man was jailed for three weeks. he was released, when prosecutors dropped this case, fearing they'd have to reveal in court documents the name of an informant in the room. it's a fourth video to surface showing what he claims is police misconduct. he says the previous three cases involved illegal searches and falsified police

reports. last week he released three videos at two south of market hotels. and now, he says latest case involves something more frightening. >> they framed an innocent man. that represents the scariest thing that can happen to anyone in this society. >> the three cases reported last week were either misdissing court or dropped by prosecutors, six officers in those raids were reassigned to desk duty. in latest case not only were many of the same officers insolved but joined by others and that concerns him. >> what this suggests is that the pattern in practice that we've seen in these cases were not limited just to one small group. >> and now, san francisco police declined to talk about the two new cases saying only that they're under investigation.

just like the orm three. vic lee abc 7 news. >> all right, thank you very much. >> california new governor is facing an old problem, he cannot get votes he needs to pass his plan to deal with california budget deficit. and nannette miranda joins us now. >> reporter: governor brown hoped a vote would happen by thursday to give the secretary of state enough time to print and send out ballots for a june special election. clearly that is shaky of a handful of republicans who would have supported the proposal have declared an impass. for the first time, governor brown acknowledged he was having a tough time securing republican votes he needs to pass the budget this week. the group in a special election, since then, the temporary tax hikes. after meeting over the weekend with a group of lawmakers that was seemingly open to breaking ranks those talks went

nowhere. >> there is a lot of fear that this entire machinery will be turned against whoever votes. >> the state senators include tom barryhill, tom harmon, sam blakesly, bill emerson declined to be interviewed but in a letter said their ideas weren't taken far enough. we, quote therefore are disappointed our reforms were either rejected or water down with no real affect on future spending or economy. pension reform, a spending cap and relief rescinded demands but governor brown may be feeling ideas are too much and he won't be able to get labor unions to go far. >> i suspect the governor, his hands are tie smd what by the special interest that would have to pay for the election. which would be the public utilities commission -- union

autos if voters don't get a say in the tax extension or if tax extensions get voted down education suffers biggest cuts. >> closing schools as much as four to five weeks early is a possibility. this governor is not about bravado or threats. he's trying to paint an accurate picture to people that. is the cost of not getting this budget done. >> some believe this is just part of a budget dance and that people are expecting more post you'ring this week. the senator says they'll work to break the log jam because quote 72 hours is a live time in this business. >> thank you. >> and two people were injured today when they were hit by a lawrence berkeley shuttle bus at the southerner of center and shaddok. part of center street had to be losed. >> finally a break in the long,

18-month impass between a san francisco hotel chain and workers. the san francisco hilton and union announced a tentative agreement on a new contract. the deal increases wages and preserves medical benefits for members of unite here union. both sides call it a win-win and significant because thousands of other union workers are now working with out contracts. >> usually the first contract that is settled is the one that the other companies have to follow. and it's not improved upon. >> we negotiated this contract on our own. prior to this tracking negotiators multi employer group. we negotiated separately. >> is this pressure of the company? >> this agreement? >> time will tell. >> the union had negotiations scheduled on friday but today hyatt postponed a meeting. >> antioch city leaders

expected to approve an agreement with the police union requiring officers to defer salary increases and pay more for benefits. but another city union has given up a lot and says police are getting a sweetheart deal. >> this is a message what is good for the goose is good for the gander. >> leaders of one union claim their members aren't getting fair treatment compared with the police officers. >> we think it's important for the stoubs city council to understand if they're going to ask our members to make sacrifices they have to ask all employers to make sacrifices of the same magnitude. >> public employees local one represents 50 employee who's have taken a 0% wage cut. now, the city wants them to pay up to 8% of the costs. in december, the city council voted to layoff six police officers. to head off cuts, the antioch police officer association has reached an agreement to defer salary increases and pay 3% of

pension costs. >> this is a deal that lasts only throughout the end of the year. >> it's no sweetheart deal. if you have an existing contract through 2013. we can't do anything they don't want to do. we've to go into it temporarily. but will be in labor negotiations starting this summer. >> city manager told abc 7 he'll be asking to extend their kons yegss beyond this year. and local one leaders say they won't agree to more reductions in pay and benefits unless police do the same. >> they're prepared to make more sacrifice buzz need to see all employees asked to make sacrifices for the same degree. >> no one from the police officer association could be reached for comment. >> the deadline to layoff schoolteachers is just eight days away. mount diablo is looking at the possibility of laying 180 people go. and those include elementary

school music teachers and librarians. also the weekly half hour music class. the state is facing a $26 budget deficit. the governor says the only way to keep cuts from classrooms is making reductions elsewhere. >> and given teachers makeup 65% of the budget. we'd like to keep as much and everything away from classroom but given the current -- we've had three years of reductions from the state and, you know if we continue to get more reductions, you know we're going to have to look everywhere, unfortunately. >> the board is voting tomorrow night to authorize layoff autos a vocal crowd of dog lovers is gathered at fort mason tonight to complain about the no dog poll sthai would outlaw let dogs off leash on park land. abc 7 is live from fort mason

for us tonight. >> these dog lovers and dogs are trying to preserve the off leash areas they've enjoyed since 1979. park staff are explaining proposals for change. >> and the dog owners say the area and proposals would take away 90% of the off leash area that's now supply only 1% of the park systems. they say the communities who use areas would be destroyed by the plan. the ggnra have increased in the last 20 years tleeten -- threatening condition of the parks and recreation area, the ggnra says is the only one in the national park system that allows off leash areas at all. >> we use a spectrum of

visitor use of an area and people who want to enjoy the park with dogs off leash and as dog free. and all, you can imagine of our 16 million fit along that spectrum. >> people with dogs are not going away. where are we going to go? city parks, much smaller areas than what we have. and there is likely increased wear and tear in the parks, inflict -- increased conflicts between dogs. >> this is the third of four public work shops aimed at explaining pro pose kbra kbral -- proposals. next one is coming up wednesday at cabrillo school from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. >> and still ahead a ball player tries out a new type of

head gear. >> also coming up weekend shooting of two men and outcry over violence against it. >> the tax deadline is sneaking up on us. how to get your taxes done for free. >> i'm spencer christian. rainfall diminishing and winds tapering off. i'll have details in the accu-weather forecast coming up.

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this car involved in an accident in hayward today near a street. you can see damage done there. five people were taken to the hospital at amazingly none of them have life threatening injuries. the crash caused major back ups and the patrol has not said how this happened z an unmanned bell trifted into the winds today. shallow water prevented the coast guard from reaching it. the mast snapped off. the owner contacted and was planning to use another to tow it back. >> and there is now a $30,000 reward for information leading to arrest of whoever shot two elderly men in elk grove. one died at the skpeen a 78-year-old is in critical condition tonight. nearly 100 commute leaders gathered to announce the reward and to condemn what they say is increasing

violence against sekh american autos we're worried there may be a climate of violence supporting these types of activities. >> in this case we're not 100% but you have to be pro active. communities have come forward with the reward because unfortunately we have our issue of hate crimes. 50 police still do not know the motive for the attack and announced they're looking for a tan or beigo ford f 150 pick up two men pled guilty to a vicious attack on a seikh taxi driver. part of the plea agreement both admitted to committing a hate crime. one serving a year in jail, the other, 13 years. >> a group of san jose students held a online petition drive today to fight a plea bargain in the death of a 17-year-old farm worker who died from heat stroke twil who two months pregnant.

some members say it's unfair three people charged in the death billwill not get prison time. jiminez died in may, 2008 after working in a vineyard. >> everybody gets to sign the petition. >> the owner, safety director and supervisor of merced farm labor scheduled to be sentenced wednesday. the state shut down that company. a high school baseball player injured by a line drive is embracing a new style of helmet designed for pitchers. marin catholic's gunner sandberg nearly killed after the ball struck his skull. there is a prototype designed to lessen injuries. >> there is.

the pitcher who got hit in the head. >> the kids put it on and its not going to accomplish its purpose here. >> that is where gunner may play a role. he tried on a prototype today and hopes it becomes standard. >> won't you rather wear this then be in the hospital two months? >> it hits over a baseball cap protecting top and side of the head. >> this will give everyone who wears it out there confidence on the field fchl one player were to wear this, other woz catch on. >> friday marks a one-year anniversary of the accident. >> he has problems with short term memory. he'll be tested by neurosurgeons then tested again and then, we'll know.

>> little league will try it out. >> i would suspect within a five-year period we're going to see safety equipment mandated. >> the mel het has a hard shell. >> what does work is the foam. the more foam, better goitsing to protect. >> one of the biggest hurdles about this helmet is field testing. it took them two years to decide they had it right. >> this is wonderful. >> the family is happy about that. >> there is a big change today. >> and there is some is what might be described at light rain and winds. and winds are calming down just a bit now.

there is a great view of the sky. there is is a line there where dark clouds end. wonder how far you have to go. probably dark by the time you get there. taking our view right now and we just have some light scattered showers now. not much happening at the moment. we can get more rain drops overnight. and now temperatures into low to mid-50s so it's a mild evening and there are brisk winds not gusts we've had earlier but there are gusts up to 23 miles per hour. and there is 16 in oakland. brisk winds and we'll continue to do so overnight. chance of rain and sunny warmer conditions on wednesday. there is some clouds of

moisture and this will give us a chance of rain overnight tonight and throughout morning. forecast animation at 7:00 this evening. there is some beyond that we'll see everything drying out and clearing up and there is some wet spots, most areas from no rain to a quarter inch in areas that are hardest hit. and there is some low to mid-40s into cooler locations. then tomorrow, pleasant day. high temperatures into mid-60s, 66 in campbell. there is mainly low 60s,

mid-50s on the coast. it will be cooler, also in and around san francisco relatively cool. there is 64 in santa rosa. and up to about 64 in fremont and low 60s into inland valleys. down to monterey bay area, highs into low 60s near the bay, low to mid-60s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is a sunny skies, high temperatures 70 degrees, 60s on the coast and a chance of showers thursday and drier friday, saturday. and daylight savings time begins on sunday in time for more rain. >> oh, well. >> thank you. >> okay. >> coming up next a weekend campout on a san francisco sidewalk. >> local food vendors

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opportunity to be the first to pick their spots this morning. most-requested spots around giants ballpark and financial district. >> we got in line at 8:00 p.m. >> and indefinite time, we'll renew that every year. and however long, that will change the system again. >> and they won't allow a street vendor to come in to sell hamburgers in front of a hamburger place. they're expected to hit the streets by the end of may or early june. >> and census public -- published new population figures. state has 37.2 million people an increase of almost 9% from last census. contra costa county by more than 100,000 people. and you can find your county at abc 7 news.com.

>> and santa clara county is going get a new area code next year, 669 because there are some people now with cell phones and faxes that all 408 prefixes are taken. the public utilities commission has to decide whether to split the 408 into two area codes or use 669 for new customers. hearings are scheduled for next week. >> coming up at 6:30 increasing violence in the streets of libya. more talks about a no-fly zone and what it's doing to gas price autos new trouble for actor charlie sheen. the comedy "two and a half men" is officially one man short. >> and researcher was a different thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting. ♪ call 1-800-steemer a good night's sleep.

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drafting a resolution to establish a no-fly zone over libya. that the us us and nato are considering a military response if antirebel offensive in libya. the president says the violence being perpetrated is unacceptable. >> i want to send a very clear message to those around colonel gaddafi that it's their choice to make how they operate moving forward. they'll be held accountable for whatever violence continues to take place there. >> pressure for the no-fly zone appears to be intensifying after the regime continues to unleash air power, nato will boost the number of surveillance flights over libya. >> the unrest in libya continues to take a toll on our finances. the dow jones dropped another 80 points today, nasdaq lost

almost 40. krutd oil prices rose another dollar today and in earlier trading got up to almost 107, highest in two and a half years. gas prices now average $3.52 per gallon, highest price ever for the month of march n california up to $3.90, san francisco, 3.95s oodz abc news is reporting gary lock will be named next u.s. ambassador to china. he is the first asian american secretary of commerce and former governor of washington. white house points out he has more than two decades of experience in dealing with china. >> a san jose soldier has been killed in afghanistan. the 31-year-old died over the weekend. he's a member of an army bomb squad and he was trying to disarm one bomb when he stepped other another, hidden.

wells played bag pipes at military funerals. his wife is eight months pregnant with their second child. >> the united states will resume putting suspected terrorists on trial at guantanamo bay, cuba. president obama ending a tw year ban. white house reiterated a commit tomt close guantanamo bay. the president vowed to shut down that prison within a year after taking office. he wanted to try inmates in federal court systems but the plan met with resistance on capitol hill. >> u.s. supreme court refused to hear a sacramento man's latest challenge against a government reverence to god. the attorney michael newdow tried to have pledge of alliegance banned from public schools because of the phrase "under god". the high court did rule in favor of a death row inmate who wants dna tests conducted on crime scene

evidence in his case thchl zmot mean tests will be conducted but gives the right to ask for them. the inmate was an hour from execution last year when the supreme court interviewed. >> cbs comedy "two and a half men" is one man short. and the sitcom fired charlie sheen. warner brother says this was made after careful consideration. his personal life and erratic behavior prompted warner to suspend production, since then, charlie sheen wage aid media campaign against the show producers. >> headlines, a $10 air pa fare increase is going to stick. southwest is going along. southwest carrying more people than any other u.s. airline with a big influence on sales. and aol completed it's ak yi

sigs of the "huhton post" and now poses a new competitive threat to yahoo and google. >> subway surpassed mcdonalds at the largest restaurant chain. and a bay area research group is testing a new class of drugs against alzheimer's disease. it's a story we brought you when we learned their novel theory. >> and for years, researchers have altered mice to give them alzheimer's. this led them into signaling an imbalance into the brain. and and there is a new drug they believe could control the disease. >> we're still into early stage was the money. it will be several more months

before we know how long these mice will do better and how much better they'll do. >> the researcher says the new drug therapy treatment traces fwook a dits coverry five years ago. that is when the team altered a protein associated with the protein of the plaque. but the mice had amaloid in their brains but surpris surprise -- surprisingly none of their memory loss. researchers believe there is a normal function in the brain and may suspect the protein they'd altered might have a role in regulating formation. >> that alzheimer's disease represents an imbalance between normal processes of memory form maigs and memory reorganization between normal memory and normal forgetting. >> they began testing

compounds that could suppress or boost pep tides within the protein. and identified several candidates. >> we have developed therapeutic that's take this balance and move it from forgetting side of the molecules to the production of the memory maintenance side. and he expects to have early data back fp the reports are promising but believe they can be ready for human drug trials in about three years. >> the lab here is has been doing ground breaking research. >> research getting a a boost. he pledged $3.5 million to help fund drug development. he lost his now determined to give something back to the disease that affects mer than five million people in this

count ray lone. >> have you to try can something new and fresh he has plans to expand his support and created a company called sponsor research holdings with the goal of raising and investing $10 million. potential revenues shared by those in the foundation. >> and we have more ahead. coming up a message to the discovery astronauts. >> and a behind the scenes look at the family of robots taking a major

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>> saying farewell for the final time this, docked mission now ended. >> the shuttle discovery wrapped up its nine day mission today. and the world's most-traveled space craft will be retire pd put on dispray at the smithsonian. and william shatner, says discovery has gone and done what no space craft has done before. discovery and crew return home on wednesday. >> doctors are still writing prescription for patients that will be receiving med being was the help of a robot.

and machines can sort through thousands of prescriptions at a time placing correct messages at the hospitals. and the robots can handle certain medications with greater precision. >> the i'd robots actually have ability to exceed ability of a syringe to measure volume. >> they plan to troin dus a bar code system allowing personnel to scan a code on a prescription matching it to the patient's id. >> and coming up next, some good tax advice for us. where you can get taxes done free of charge. >> going to be a very good feeling and going to be able to sleep comfortably at night. >> 7 on your side coming up next. >> and find ouououououououououou

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but great thing about the sites is that they're there to have the community and they have their best interest at heart. >> and chavez took advantage of the free tax help for the first time this year. he'll be receiving a tax refund of $3500, including an earned income tax credit and san francisco's matching working families credit. >> this is going to be a very, very good feeling. >> he hasn't had a full time job since 2005. he's getting by with temporary contract work. and the past he's paid someone to do his taxes for him. hoping to get what is advertised as a rapid refund. >> no. it wasn't. it was rapid getting money out of my pocket. instead of putting it in there. >> he had to pay a fee of 7 $5 to get his refund in the past. and now, within 10 days free. >> this is a god send to

people that are -- that are low income that don't have an idea where to go to get their taxes done no charge. >> to find the nearest free tax clinic, its easy. call united way hot line, 211. we're going to open up a tax hot line as we do every year this is next monday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and there is is a live chat and send us a tweet. there is is a tax chat tag. >> great service. >> we're -- and questions were off air. not everybody knows your business. >> that is a is a weather

check. take a look at our time lapse view this afternoon. there are clouds that are streaming across the bay. live doppler 7 picking up lines of light rainfall. and there is some north, some near rio vifta. in this area there is a little line of rainfall there. this is light and we'll see more light rain continuing into morning. rain and partly cloudy skies. and temperatures climbing into low to mid-60s tomorrow. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is a some temperatures around 70 looking like a chance of rain wednesday but drier friday saturday,. >> and charlotte bronte's

classic as been made into two dozen versions. and abc 7 caught up with him during a tour. >> this is about a young woman with a sense of right and wrong. the story is dark, brooding and filmed more than two dozen times this, version conceived by a director born and raised in oakland graduating from uc santa cruz. >> i hope to be an authentic portrayal of the historian to try to keep this as pregothic as possible. >> and he was in the bay area from the kids are all right. >> this is an instant afin

nitty with her and i have a strong sense of self. and a meral kpos. >> there is cold and buildings. >> you have to try it out everywhere. buildings were freezing. >> how st a guy from oakland get to the moore s of england? >> i remember hanging out with my brother and so this is what i've started to figure out what i wanted to do in real live. >> he says it means you don't need to live in hollywood to realize your dream. >> coming up next members of a distinct group of athletes. the 2011 class of this bay

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verified as sustainable. then at 11:00 oakland city leaders in an emergency meeting right now and their plan autos let's get right to sports and barry beal. >> ushering in a new group of inductees tonight it's a strong class led by dwight clark and george seaford. clark won two super bowl rings and as niners beat cowboys, he won two super bowls as head coach, and julie inkster won 31 tournaments and rounded out the class is sandy tatum. new members talked about the honors. >> i feel like i contributed to the team here, and there is a list of guys on the teams and in this hall of fame. i mean i know those guys and how great they are.

this is an honor to be involved in coaching players like joe and jerry and ronnie lott and many others you know? to be on the team with these guys, this is is special as it gets. >> and a's hoping nearly two years after tommy john's surgery the reliever will bring an electric arm back to the bull pen. and a's and m's in phoenix, felix hernandez, look out. there is a giving just one run, and ichiro for a 2-0 lead. and there is the kuz, and there is a third of an inning

walks four allow twoz runs. and the grapefruit league, phillies and yankees check out nick swisher here, flips over railing to catch the pop up and the swish is bringing it. there is a somersault in march. giants playing texas tonight. world series remax in the third inning. and 24 and 7 record sm. mary's probably has done enough. they would love to remove doubt. the way to do that is to beat gonzaga tonight. check out steven gray. there is a physical battle tonight. and and david stockton a beauty of a bounced pass late in the first half, gonzaga.

and the championship game paul thomas had a upset. a lead before the lid was almost put on the basket. st. mary's with five of 36 from the field in this game. there is is zag was the 72-46. st. mayor ease can probably look for an invitation in women's n.i.t.. >> yes. >> probably both in the n.c.a.a.field. >> always a great game. >> that is going to do it for us. i'm cheryl jennings. >> remember, you can stay connected 24-7 at abc 7 news.com. from the news team, bybybybybyby ♪ [ female announcer ] why choose between delicious

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